Development of the attachment bond in guide dogs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 123, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 43-50

  Valsecchi, Paola ^a   Previde, Emanuela Prato ^b   Accorsi, Pier Attilio ^c   Fallani, Gaia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attachment bond; Development; Guide dogs; Human dog relationship

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CANID; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ONTOGENY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 75749147505     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.12.012     Document Type: Article

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